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Rising star Quaife joins Jota Sport line up |
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008 |
Jota Sport has added former Pro-Am champion and BRDC Rising Star Phil Quaife to
its driver line up for the 2008 Porsche Carrera Cup GB season.
The
21-year old racer will join Sam Hancock in Jota Sport’s assault on the UK’s
premier one make category and gives the team, who make their debut in the
Carrera Cup this year building on their ongoing sportscar success, two genuine
title contenders.
Quaife romped to the Pro-Am title in 2006, winning half of
the 20 races and finishing in the top ten overall on 13 occasions. He also
claimed the Radical SR8 Enduro Championship that year and was named as part of
the BRDC rising star initiative. Last season he made his international race
debut with full campaigns in the F1-supporting Porsche Supercup and the FIA GT3
championship.
Quaife returns to the UK looking to use the experience gained in ’07 to
challenge for the overall Carrera Cup title. “I’m delighted to be on board with
Jota Sport and to be working with Sam Hignett and my new team mate Sam Hancock,”
he said. “It’s very exciting to be returning to the Porsche Carrera Cup GB and,
having won the Pro-Am category, my aim now is to fight for the overall
championship. To have both titles on my CV would be a great
achievement.
“There are some excellent drivers in this championship, but
I think all that I learned last year in the Supercup can make me a title
contender. The car’s new livery looks great and I can’t wait to get behind the
wheel.”
Jota Sport Team Principal Sam Hignett added: “We are very
pleased to have signed Phil. He proved in 2006 that he is a very capable driver
in a Carrera Cup car and after a further year’s experience in the Supercup, we
have no doubt about his ability to step up and challenge for race wins and the
overall title this year. As a team which is new to this championship, we are
thrilled to have attracted a driver of Phil’s calibre.”
Rounds 1 and 2 of
the Porsche Carrera Cup GB takes place at Brands Hatch on the weekend of 29 and
30 March.
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